New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-10

amounted to 81 100000 These are the two wild cats
nishing ali the real iems Tor enormous exagsera-
tons about Western complications that are
western trunk ass would hardly miss from their gross
earnings The totls OF these iwo lines which arc coli
Tho Chicago burlington and Quincy statement OF earn
ings for August just In time to give point to the
1886, ibs net earnings show loss for the month Of
$37l,sio. but compared with the month no, OF
loss from last year is made M oy 100000
In The gross earnings for who there were special causes
which require no explanation ana an Increase o.
In nS Sperans due to f9e hs sn
over 1856 is $3.50 527, and over 1888 $9Go,95L
R Tire for ss quarter
ended september 30 also proved to be a com
some iooooo less tRan for the same quarter Of pre-
ceding But that due to extraordinary charges
the quarter last year over si2ooooo Il has been
printed that there was no oillciai authority
operating expenses was due to the purchase
OF additional equipment other extraordinary eXpend
lures This statement is not true 1t was officially ex-
planned last April in reply TO the inquiry OF stock
holder that the extraordinary operating expenses
to including part OF the cost OF certain additional
equipment which was then named The June statement,
the commissioners showed any increase in operating
expenses. indicating that portion of the remaining
part OF the cost Of the additional equipment was chargen
against that quarter II IS clear that 1t and sonet'ng
more OF an extraordinary character were charged
the quarter ending September 30 Although charged 10
operating expenses, far 1t is additional property II
is capital.
The immediate effect of the Western Unions purchase
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Teegraphlines was discounted
before the fact announced; the price or the STOCK
hal already advanced from last Saturday ls per cent
Owing to the heavy realization by traders AMI TO the
doubts thrown upon the question by Mr. GarretCs al
legged ucranccs of Friday evening, the hna price OF he
week % por cent under the highest, bnt
gave final gain OF Oh per. cent or the
general market IL Is only necessary that the hears
the controlling influence all the week through
that they marked down in the absence or any OPP
posing by matching Of orders to very large OK
and by supplying drbet orders to purchase ~
there in the market The principal sales
of Burlington and Quincy and OF ROCK
Island In tho week unquestionably were
for the short account and II IL learned that the
few sales OF Baltimore and Ohio stock In la nore were
made for NcwYork accounts. IL IL not pretended tht
the decentralization OF woulbe buyers Of securities Is
not complete but there more evidences OF any I'm
portant throwing overheard of long stocks last week
than there had been before. London was boh buyer
and seller fhe fluctuations OF the week.
but purchased good deal more IMAM
sold aud yesterday n purchaser right up to the
close OF market although the London Exchange had
been closed for two hours.
Tue short interest I, assuming large and DANGEROUS
proportions; IL much greater than 1t was week ago
and the loan market reflects IT,.
subolned usual table OF the highest lowest ana
final prices ana number OF shares sold OF hfys1 active
representative stocks together with the maj prices OIL
a week ago: